Recent Legal Developments CLE
Please join the Attorney General’s Office and Arkansas National Guard for a FREE CLE on recent legal developments. Breakfast and lunch will be provided. This course has been approved for 5 hours of CLE which includes 1 hour of ethics.
| 9:00 – 9:15 a.m. | Opening Welcome
Attorney General Tim Griffin and Colonel Natalie Brown |
| 9:15 – 10:15 a.m. | Modern Fourth Amendment Developments and Technology
John Wilkerson, General Counsel and Legislative Director, Arkansas Municipal League |
| 10:15 – 10:20 a.m. | Break |
| 10:20 – 11:20 a.m. | Legal Practice and AI
Kevin Lee, General Counsel, Office of Attorney General Tim Griffin |
| 11:20 – 11:40 a.m. | Break/Grab boxed lunches |
| 11:40 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. | Recent Updates in Veterans Law
Zach Baumgarten, Director, Veterans Legal Services Clinic and Managing Attorney, UALR Bowen School of Law Legal Clinic |
| 12:40 – 12:45 p.m. | Break |
| 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. | The First Amendment’s Renaissance
Captain Lanny Richmond, Attorney-Advisor, Arkansas National Guard |
| 1:45 – 1:50 p.m. | Break |
| 1:50 – 2:50 p.m. | Ethical Use of Support Staff (Ethics Hour)
Abby Brenneman, Executive Director, Arkansas Access to Justice Commission and Foundation |
2026 STOP OVERDOSE SUMMIT
Register today to join us Tuesday, November 17th, at the Fort Smith Convention Center for the 15th annual summit. This event is FREE and open to the public.
The Summit features five breakout tracks:
- Clinical track – Pharmacists, Nurses, Doctors, and others in the medical field
- Counseling/Recovery track – Anyone who is involved in the counseling and recovery field
- Criminal Justice track – Law Enforcement community
- Education/Prevention track – Educators, community coalitions, and anyone involved or interested in the education and prevention of opioid abuse
- Youth track – For high-school age youth
Continuing Education credits pending.